ˈwi:zl n. & v. --n. 1 a
small reddish-brown flesh-eating
mammal, Mustela nivalis,
with a
slender body,
related to
the stoat and ferret. 2 a stoat. 3 colloq. a
deceitful or
treacherous person. --v.intr. (weaselled, weaselling; US weaseled, weaseling) 1
esp. US
equivocate or
quibble. 2 (foll. by
on, out)
default on an
obligation. øweasel-faced having
thin sharp features. weasel
word (usu. in pl.) a word
that is intentionally
ambiguous or
misleading. øøweaselly adj. [OE wesle, wesule f. WG]